Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

Greenville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greenville took in $11.2 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money28%Federal tax money8.8%County and local tax money3.7%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)2.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

8.8%

of Greenville's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$6.3 million
Other taxes
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$281 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$230 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Airport$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other school charges$6 thousand
  • School lunches$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.8%$990 thousand

State tax money28%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
28%$3.1 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$417 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges60%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Running the government and other costs8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

60%

of Greenville's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
60%$4.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$749 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$410 thousand
  • Police$253 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$605 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$565 thousand
  • Airports$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$552 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$303 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$312 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand
  • Libraries$90 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$286 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$276 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$141 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$107 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$107 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Greenville itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.